Impact of telecommuting and intelligent transportation systems on residential location choice

The impacts of telecommuting and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) on urban development patterns were investigated in terms of households' residential location choice decisions. A discrete choice modelling approach framework was used. A stated preference (SP) logit analysis was carried out to estimate the parameters of the utility function. An attitude survey of employees of selected public and private sector organizations in the Ottawa-Carleton Region (Canada) yielded the required data for model estimation. In addition to obtaining background information, the survey elicited SP responses by presenting a number of hypothetical residential choice scenarios defined according to the principles of SP experimental design. Results show that telecommuting and ITS measures are highly significant factors in the residential choice model. This leads to the conclusion that these reinforce dispersed residential patterns and encourage moves towards outlying sites. Implications of this conclusion for urban land development planning are noted.     

城市土地利用对交通需求特性影响研究

针对长期以来关于城市土地利用对交通需求特性影响研究中存在的争论,系统分析了土地利用、社会经济属性和交通需求三者之间的关系。建立多元线性回归模型,分别考察人口密度、土地混合程度、家庭收入和家庭大小对于交通出行次数、交通方式、出行距离和出行时长的影响。通过对回归模型显著性水平的检验,找出真正具有内在联系的因素。最后阐述了土地利用与交通相关研究的意义,指出未来研究方向。     

考虑汽车档位使用率的传动比优化设计

在汽车整车参数和发动机等已确定的情况下，传动比对整车动力性和燃油经济性很大影响，本文根据发动机的外特性和万有特性，结合汽车的档位使用率，探讨如何选择传动系的传动比及其优化问题，最后给出了传动比优化的算例，优化结果与国内外先进变速器的速比设置相比符合得较好。     

康明斯柴油机及其附件总成的修理技巧

论述了康明斯柴油机在长期停用后、起动前应润滑其增压器全浮动轴承的必要性。在维修HIC8253AF/E18DA11涡轮增压器时,应注意增压器排气口漏机油、轴承损坏及空压机漏机油等故障。介绍了气缸盖、气缸体的修理技巧,以及诊断燃油继断器电磁阀、喷油泵泵头上的三角螺塞拧紧力矩不足或胶圈老化等故障的经验。     

T_7型轨道衡检衡车起重小车的使用和维护

针对当前广泛使用的T7型轨道衡检衡车,介绍其起重小车的结构组成、电器控制系统工作原理和安全保护措施、操纵注意事项、重点维护保养方法,为确保检衡车状态良好、运行可靠提供理论依据,为检衡车操作人员提供参考。     

某轮燃油轻改重对主机影响的对比分析

某轮燃油轻改重费用上得到很大的节约,但机械损耗和工作量也都相应提高,说明对于某种机型燃油的降级使用是有限度的,为了安全管理,必须科学地进行综合考虑.     

The role of alternative fuel vehicles: Using behavioral and sensor data to model hierarchies in travel

Greater adoption and use of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) can be environmentally beneficial and reduce dependence on gasoline. The use of AFVs vis-à-vis conventional gasoline vehicles is not well understood, especially when it comes to travel choices and short-term driving decisions. Using data that contains a sufficiently large number of early AFV adopters (who have overcome obstacles to adoption), this study explores differences in use of AFVs and conventional gasoline vehicles (and hybrid vehicles). The study analyzes large-scale behavioral data integrated with sensor data from global positioning system devices, representing advances in large-scale data analytics. Specifically, it makes sense of data containing 54,043,889 s of speed observations, and 65,652 trips made by 2908 drivers in 5 regions of California. The study answers important research questions about AFV use patterns (e.g., trip frequency and daily vehicle miles traveled) and driving practices. Driving volatility, as one measure of driving practice, is used as a key metric in this study to capture acceleration, and vehicular jerk decisions that exceed certain thresholds during a trip. The results show that AFVs cannot be viewed as monolithic; there are important differences within AFV use, i.e., between plug-in hybrids, battery electric, or compressed natural gas vehicles. Multi-level models are particularly appropriate for analysis, given that the data are nested, i.e., multiple trips are made by different drivers who reside in various regions. Using such models, the study also found that driving volatility varies significantly between trips, driver groups, and regions in California. Some alternative fuel vehicles are associated with calmer driving compared with conventional vehicles. The implications of the results for safety, informed consumer choices and large-scale data analytics are discussed.     

The Potential of a Legislative Approach to Managing Beach Use: The Case of Beach Bylaws in the Republic of Ireland

This article examines the use of inland mined sand and offshore dredged sand for beach nourishment projects in North Carolina, focusing on the question of whether inland mined sand is economically preferential for hot‐spot erosion control. Excavation, processing, and transport costs are presented, and cost efficiencies of hypothetical beach nourishment projects are compared. Cost analyses indicate that inland mined sand is economical for small projects (10,000–50,000 cubic yards), given that a clean sand source can be located within 15 miles of the nourishment site. The two factors primarily influencing per cubic yard costs of inland sand are overland transportation expenses and processing costs. The use of dredged offshore sand is less expensive for large projects (> 100,000 cubic yards) due to the economies of scale affecting dredge mobilization. Large beach nourishment projects in North Carolina will most likely continue to utilize offshore dredged sand.     

汽车发动机检测仪的分类及选用

汽车发动机检测仪是维修行业中广泛使用的一种汽车维修工具，目前市场上有几百个品种，因此维修企业必须根据企业的经济条件，操作对象以及维修项目等来挑选合适的检修仪，从检测仪的外形形式上看，可以分为台架式，便携式和袖珍式在种；从显示方式上可分为ＣＲＴ（阴极射线管）式，ＬＥＤ（发光二极管）或ＬＣＤ（液品）式和模拟仪表（指针仪表）式几种，从输入方式上可分为标准键盘式输入，波段开关输入和轻触键盘输入三种。     

重庆康明斯柴油机机油的正确使用

论述了重庆－康明斯柴油发动机工作特点，以及该发动机对润滑油的要求，该发动机要求使用重庆康明期专用机油－１５Ｗ／４０ＣＤ级柴机油机油。最后对如何正确使用润滑提出了一些看法。